Programme and assessment rules. Getting to know the students.

28 Janeiro 2019, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Programme and assessment rules. Getting to know the students.

English for the Media

C2 (Mastery)

 Second Semester 2018/2019 (TP3)

 Lecturer: Isabel Ferro Mealha

Email address: isabelmealha@campus.ul.pt

 

AIMS

The course will follow the objectives for the Mastery Level (C2) outlined in the Council of Europe document Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF). At the end of the semester, the student will have learned some aspects of a style of writing and of a specific language used in the written press and the rolling news channels in English. These aspects include the vocabulary and grammar as used by the printed press. The student will be able to read and understand texts from such different sources as the so-called popular press and the quality press mainly from the UK and the USA.

 

TOPICS

Classes will involve the reading of newspapers, comparison and contrast of the stylistic features typical of popular and quality newspapers, analysis of television news broadcasts (when this is possible) and the studying of examples of English language change and development in newspaper texts. Additionally, students will be encouraged to produce different types of newspaper texts (e.g. news reports, editorials, letters to the editor, and columns).

 

ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM

In accordance with Regulamento Geral de Avaliação da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, students will be assessed on oral and written work throughout the semester. Weighting will be as follows:

 

·      Writing test - 50%  (May 6)

·       Speaking test - 25%: individual in-class press review presented throughout the semester; presentation dates will be agreed upon with the lecturer at the beginning of the semester)

·      In-class oral and written assignments & active participation - 20%

·      Attendance - 5%.

 

Since assessment will be conducted on a regular basis, any task that is not submitted when due and/or any form of plagiarism will be given a zero. Any student who fails to do one of the above-mentioned tests/tasks will be given a zero. Worker students may, if they so wish, opt for continuous assessment (in which case they will have to comply with all the assessment criteria set for regular students) OR sit an examination to be held in May 2019. The examination will focus on the contents of the syllabus adopted for the course English for the Media (C2).

 

ATTENDANCE

Attendance is compulsory. For exceptions, please check the Regulamento geral de avaliação da faculdade de letras da universidade de Lisboa at http://www.letras.ulisboa.pt/pt/sobre-a-flul/legislacao/normas-e-regulamentos/faculdade-de-letras-da-universidade-de-lisboa/181--133/file.

 

Absence from class should be reported by email to the teacher prior to missing a class, if at all possible, or as soon as possible after a student misses a class. Reporting an absence does not automatically “excuse” missed work. In these cases, students should contact the teacher to discuss what options may be available. If the absence is due to illness or other emergency, please submit a doctor’s note or any other appropriate documentation within the following ten working days (see Artigo 4, alínea 2, RGA, FLUL).

 

Please be punctual and do not use cell phones (and earbuds) in class. Exceptions will be negotiated one-on-one. Texting, emailing, surfing the web, posting on social media in class is extremely disrupting to other students, and a waste of your time in class. Students who are found disruptive of other students' learning will be asked to leave the room.

 

Students are welcome to use their own laptops, tablets, etc. for in-class assignments when not otherwise specified.

 

 

LECTURER/STUDENT COMMUNICATION

You will be asked to provide your individual email address. You should make sure that you (a) give a correct email address; (b) check your email on a regular basis. Please do not expect a reply to your emails after 8 pm on the eve of each class. 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

English for the Media Workbook Second Semester 2018-2019 (compulsory – please bring your workbook to every class) – available from Reprografia Vermelha.

Extra materials will be sent by email.

 

Isabel Ferro Mealha

January 2019